Movies like A Better Tomorrow II
If A Better Tomorrow II's mix of friendship, sibling relationship and police stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what A Better Tomorrow II's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Directed by John Woo · 95 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by John Woo · With Ti Lung and Chow Yun-Fat · Shares: sibling relationship, counterfeit, hong kong · Also a cn action film · From the same decade (1980s)
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
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New Police Story
2004 · Directed by Benny Chan · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: police, gangster, hong kong · Also a cn action film
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb…
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Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung · 119 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: police, gangster · Also a cn action film
In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.
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Scarface
1983 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 170 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: sibling relationship, gangster · Also action and crime · From the same decade (1980s)
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami.
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Donnie Brasco
1997 · Directed by Mike Newell · 127 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, informant · Also crime and thriller
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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We Own the Night
2007 · Directed by James Gray · 118 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, shootout · Also crime and thriller
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
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Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Directed by S. Craig Zahler · 159 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: sibling relationship, shootout · Also crime and action
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour.
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Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · Directed by Dominic Sena · 118 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sibling relationship, shootout · Also action and crime
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as…
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: police, shootout · Also crime and thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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Pulp Fiction
1994 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: gangster · Also thriller and crime
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper.
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Heat
1995 · Directed by Michael Mann · 170 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: gangster · Also crime and action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest.
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The Godfather Part III
1990 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 162 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: gangster · Also crime and thriller
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.